The Quantum World - Hardcoverby Michel Le Bellac (Author) Front Jacket Quantum physics has, on the one hand, drastically changed our theoretical description of the physical world and has, on the other hand, revolutionized everyday life, by allowing us to build lasers, atomic clocks used in GPS, and semiconductor based devices such as laptop computers and smartphones. The object of this book is to give a self contained introduction to both aspects. It contains a detailed account